乌克兰欲拉北约下“险棋” 俄军将强化大量装备准备抗敌？20220105 |《今日关注》CCTV中文国际
Jan 6, 2022
Jan 6, 2022
Why President Biden Will End Up Giving Putin What He Wants In Ukraine
Nobody in NATO wants Ukraine to join.
Although strengthening ties with the West is the centerpiece of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s foreign policy, his corrupt and backward country would bring nothing of value to the Atlantic Alliance. Its military is dreadfully underfunded—Kyiv spent less than a billion dollars on weapons last year—and its geopolitical circumstances render it nearly indefensible.
As NATO expanded after the Soviet collapse, the handful of Western members who provide 90% of its funding acquired mutual defense commitments to a dozen Eastern European countries lacking the wherewithal to defend themselves. In the process, it also absorbed a raft of political frictions among new members that make the overall alliance less cohesive. The last thing London and Paris and Washington want today is to add another weak “partner” to their overstretched alliance. quoted from Forbes
Nobody in NATO wants Ukraine to join.
Although strengthening ties with the West is the centerpiece of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s foreign policy, his corrupt and backward country would bring nothing of value to the Atlantic Alliance. Its military is dreadfully underfunded—Kyiv spent less than a billion dollars on weapons last year—and its geopolitical circumstances render it nearly indefensible.
As NATO expanded after the Soviet collapse, the handful of Western members who provide 90% of its funding acquired mutual defense commitments to a dozen Eastern European countries lacking the wherewithal to defend themselves. In the process, it also absorbed a raft of political frictions among new members that make the overall alliance less cohesive. The last thing London and Paris and Washington want today is to add another weak “partner” to their overstretched alliance. quoted from Forbes
AUKUS (/ˈɔːkəs/, AW-kəs), also styled as Aukus, is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, announced on 15 September 2021 for the Indo-Pacific region.[1][2] Under the pact, the US and the UK will help Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.[3]
Why AUKUS is good to keep China at bay in Indo-Pacific
Jan. 7 - ...With the advent of Australian nuclear submarines, the Chinese missile sites on the east coast will be threatened by the sub-surface attack platforms which can stay under water for months together in the South China Sea or the Indo-Pacific. The fact is that the AUKUS is a game-changer for the Indo-Pacific as even the latest AIP diesel submarines must surface, in effect betraying their positions, in weeks for charging their batteries. Thus, from a strategic perspective, the Australian nuclear attack submarines with conventional ballistic missiles as deterrents will allow US aircraft carriers to operate between the Chinese coast and the first island chain and also enforce laws of the seas and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. As China is threatening Taiwan on a daily basis by breaching its air defence identification zone, it is for the US to speed up the SSN production for Australia as time is running out for Taipei and the security of the Indo-Pacific. quoted from Hindustan Time
Why AUKUS is good to keep China at bay in Indo-Pacific
Jan. 7 - ...With the advent of Australian nuclear submarines, the Chinese missile sites on the east coast will be threatened by the sub-surface attack platforms which can stay under water for months together in the South China Sea or the Indo-Pacific. The fact is that the AUKUS is a game-changer for the Indo-Pacific as even the latest AIP diesel submarines must surface, in effect betraying their positions, in weeks for charging their batteries. Thus, from a strategic perspective, the Australian nuclear attack submarines with conventional ballistic missiles as deterrents will allow US aircraft carriers to operate between the Chinese coast and the first island chain and also enforce laws of the seas and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. As China is threatening Taiwan on a daily basis by breaching its air defence identification zone, it is for the US to speed up the SSN production for Australia as time is running out for Taipei and the security of the Indo-Pacific. quoted from Hindustan Time
Biden signs annual defense bill suggesting Taiwan RIMPAC invite
Washington, Dec. 27 (CNA) United States President Joe Biden signed an annual defense bill into law Monday with provisions aimed at improving Taiwan's asymmetric capabilities and enhancing defense and security cooperation, including possibly inviting Taiwan to the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC).
Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022, which authorizes US$770 billion in funding for the Defense Department. The bill includes provisions related to Taiwan from section 1246 to 1249, according to the text of the bill released.
The bill asks Washington to continue supporting the "development of capable, ready, and modern defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability."
This extends to conducting practical training and military exercises with Taiwan, with 2022's RIMPAC exercise mentioned specifically.
RIMPAC, hosted every two years by the U.S. Pacific Fleet near Hawaii, is the world's largest international maritime military exercise. Taiwan has never been invited to participate in the exercise before.
In addition, the bill calls on the U.S. secretary of defense to perform an annual assessment of matters related to Taiwan, including intelligence matters, Taiwan's asymmetric defensive capabilities, and how defensive shortcomings or vulnerabilities of Taiwan could be mitigated through cooperation.
The bill also recommends that the secretary of defense provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing before Feb. 15, 2022, on the feasibility and advisability of enhanced cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan.
In response, Taiwan's representative office in the U.S. expressed gratitude to the Biden Administration and the Congress "for their staunch support in ensuring peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the Indo-Pacific region."
The NDAA is the name for each of a series of U.S. federal laws specifying the annual budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense. The first NDAA was passed in 1961.
The authorization bill is the jurisdiction of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the House Armed Services Committee. It determines the agencies responsible for defense, establishes recommended funding levels, and sets the policies under which money will be spent. source from Focus Taiwan
Washington, Dec. 27 (CNA) United States President Joe Biden signed an annual defense bill into law Monday with provisions aimed at improving Taiwan's asymmetric capabilities and enhancing defense and security cooperation, including possibly inviting Taiwan to the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC).
Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022, which authorizes US$770 billion in funding for the Defense Department. The bill includes provisions related to Taiwan from section 1246 to 1249, according to the text of the bill released.
The bill asks Washington to continue supporting the "development of capable, ready, and modern defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability."
This extends to conducting practical training and military exercises with Taiwan, with 2022's RIMPAC exercise mentioned specifically.
RIMPAC, hosted every two years by the U.S. Pacific Fleet near Hawaii, is the world's largest international maritime military exercise. Taiwan has never been invited to participate in the exercise before.
In addition, the bill calls on the U.S. secretary of defense to perform an annual assessment of matters related to Taiwan, including intelligence matters, Taiwan's asymmetric defensive capabilities, and how defensive shortcomings or vulnerabilities of Taiwan could be mitigated through cooperation.
The bill also recommends that the secretary of defense provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing before Feb. 15, 2022, on the feasibility and advisability of enhanced cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan.
In response, Taiwan's representative office in the U.S. expressed gratitude to the Biden Administration and the Congress "for their staunch support in ensuring peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the Indo-Pacific region."
The NDAA is the name for each of a series of U.S. federal laws specifying the annual budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense. The first NDAA was passed in 1961.
The authorization bill is the jurisdiction of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the House Armed Services Committee. It determines the agencies responsible for defense, establishes recommended funding levels, and sets the policies under which money will be spent. source from Focus Taiwan
礦務局簡介（英）
Mar 2, 2012
Mar 2, 2012
CPC Corporation (Chinese: 台灣中油; pinyin: Táiwān Zhōngyóu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Tiong-iû; lit. 'Taiwan Chinese Petroleum') is a state-owned petroleum, natural gas, and gasoline company in Taiwan and is the core of the Taiwanese petrochemicals industry.
台灣中油股份有限公司（英語譯名：CPC Corporation, Taiwan，縮寫為CPC），通稱台灣中油或中油，是臺灣規模最大的石化能源公司，其事業版圖橫跨石油與天然氣的探採、煉製、產品行銷等完整供應鏈。2020年美國雜誌財富世界500大企業評比第409名[5]。
台灣中油股份有限公司（英語譯名：CPC Corporation, Taiwan，縮寫為CPC），通稱台灣中油或中油，是臺灣規模最大的石化能源公司，其事業版圖橫跨石油與天然氣的探採、煉製、產品行銷等完整供應鏈。2020年美國雜誌財富世界500大企業評比第409名[5]。
NORTH TAIWAN COAL MINES PT 1: WENSHAN MINE (北部煤礦: 文山礦)
MINING IN TAIWAN
Coal mining on a large scale started in the Japanese era. There are several rich coal seams buried in the mountains of northern Taiwan. Most mines are long tunnels with various smaller tunnels branching off, rather than the open pit style. Some went many kilometers under the mountains. Almost all the mines closed down in the 1980's and 90's, though a couple clung on until the early 2000's. There is still a lot of coal but it's not worth extracting anymore. For a while, many retained their machinery and tracks, but as the price of scrap metal rose a lot of the more accessible mines were stripped and the tunnels were sealed up. Most are located in the Keelung River Valley, Pingxi area, and the Northeast coastal mountains. There are also a number of small mines around south Taipei.
While many have been sealed there are some which were impractical to seal, or too remote for anyone to bother. Most of these lie forgotten in deep forests. A minority of others are unexpectedly close to busy public areas. For some of the forest mines visiting has felt like stumbling across an ancient ruin. The following few posts are the results of the first few trips. With a couple of mines I'm going to leave off the exact locations and names, as they have machinery and artifacts in them that could be easily damaged. I will however leave enough clues for those who are interested... more
MINING IN TAIWAN
Coal mining on a large scale started in the Japanese era. There are several rich coal seams buried in the mountains of northern Taiwan. Most mines are long tunnels with various smaller tunnels branching off, rather than the open pit style. Some went many kilometers under the mountains. Almost all the mines closed down in the 1980's and 90's, though a couple clung on until the early 2000's. There is still a lot of coal but it's not worth extracting anymore. For a while, many retained their machinery and tracks, but as the price of scrap metal rose a lot of the more accessible mines were stripped and the tunnels were sealed up. Most are located in the Keelung River Valley, Pingxi area, and the Northeast coastal mountains. There are also a number of small mines around south Taipei.
While many have been sealed there are some which were impractical to seal, or too remote for anyone to bother. Most of these lie forgotten in deep forests. A minority of others are unexpectedly close to busy public areas. For some of the forest mines visiting has felt like stumbling across an ancient ruin. The following few posts are the results of the first few trips. With a couple of mines I'm going to leave off the exact locations and names, as they have machinery and artifacts in them that could be easily damaged. I will however leave enough clues for those who are interested... more
採礦影音短片（英）
Mar 2, 2012
Mar 2, 2012
